Watch Out, IIT Roorkee

What Watch Out, IIT Roorkee does

Watch Out! (legally "Watch Out! News Agency") is the official student media body of IIT Roorkee, operating from the institute's campus in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. The organization publishes editorial content across multiple categories including memoirs, academics, cover stories, big stories, almost famous profiles, editorials, tech coverage, filter coffee interviews (alumni profiles), career guides, SAC coverage, reports, and verbatim content. It also maintains a video presence through its YouTube channel, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes coverage of campus events. Content is distributed via its website (watchout.iitr.ac.in), Facebook page, YouTube channel, and an email newsletter ([email protected]).

The organization operates on a non-commercial model and does not generate or report revenue. It is structured as a student-run publication, with founders Anurag Gupta and Harjeet Khanduja, and relies on student contributors through an annual Intern Blogs program that has run from Summer 2016 through Summer 2025. Watch Out! is not backed by external investors, has no parent company, and is institutionally affiliated with IIT Roorkee rather than operating as an independent commercial entity.

Watch Out! serves exclusively the IIT Roorkee student community, providing a platform for student-led journalism, opinion pieces, campus event coverage, career guidance, and documentation of student life. Its primary value proposition is being the institute's recognized campus media voice, covering academic news, cultural events, technical achievements, and student perspectives. The organization's scope is structurally bounded by the IIT Roorkee campus, and it competes for attention with other campus communication channels rather than with commercial media entities.

Name

Watch Out, IIT Roorkee

Legal name

Watch Out! News Agency

Website

https://watchout.iitr.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Watch Out! is the official student media body of IIT Roorkee, publishing campus journalism, memoirs, editorials, career guides, and video content for the IIT Roorkee student community. It operates as a non-commercial, student-run publication affiliated with the institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Media Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Media & Publications (Newspaper, Radio, TV) (EDALAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Student journalism
• Campus news media
• College editorial content
• Student media publication
• Campus reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Roorkee

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Watch Out! is the official student media body of IIT Roorkee that publishes original editorial content, cover stories, memoirs, columns (Cover Story, Big Story, Almost Famous, Editorial, Tech), career guides, freshers' guides, alumni profiles (Filter Coffee), SAC coverage, reports, and verbatim pieces through its website watchout.iitr.ac.in and associated social media channels. The publication serves the IIT Roorkee student community with news, opinion pieces, feature articles, and interviews related to campus life, academics, technology, and cultural events.

Product overview

Watch Out! is a student-run media publication for IIT Roorkee, operating as a single unified platform that publishes diverse content categories including Memoirs, Academics, Columns (Cover Story, Big Story, Almost Famous, Editorial, Tech), Filter Coffee (alumni profiles), Career guides, SAC coverage, Reports, and Verbatim content. The platform serves as the campus media body, providing news, opinion pieces, and feature articles through its website at watchout.iitr.ac.in.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Watch Out! Student Media Platform

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Columbia Daily Spectator: Student-run daily newspaper of Columbia University. Comparable as a long-running campus-affiliated student publication producing news, opinion, and feature content for its university community.
• The Yale Daily News: Oldest collegiate daily newspaper in the United States, serving Yale University. Comparable as a multi-format student periodical with a long operational history and institute-affiliated readership.
• The Michigan Daily: Independent student newspaper of the University of Michigan covering campus news, opinion, and sports. Comparable as a student-led periodical producing recurring editorial content for a defined university audience.
• The Daily Princetonian: The official student daily newspaper of Princeton University, producing campus news, opinion, and multimedia content for the Princeton community. Directly comparable as a long-standing institute-affiliated student publication serving a single campus audience.
• The Stanford Daily: Independent student-run daily newspaper serving Stanford University. Comparable as a campus-focused student news organization with digital-first publishing and alumni engagement.
• The Harvard Crimson: The daily student newspaper of Harvard University, publishing news, editorials, and multimedia. Comparable as a prestigious, institute-affiliated student media body with multi-format content and a long operating history.
• INSIGHT (IIT Delhi student magazine): Student-run publication at IIT Delhi covering campus affairs, opinion, and culture. Directly comparable as a peer-IIT student media body producing similar content categories for a single Indian technical institute.

Others

• Thomso (IIT Roorkee annual festival): Annual cultural festival organized at IIT Roorkee. Related as a campus-wide student initiative that Watch Out! regularly covers under its SAC and event coverage beats, but not a direct publishing peer.
• Alumni Affairs Office, IIT Roorkee: Institute function managing alumni relations and communications for IIT Roorkee. Adjacent because Watch Out!'s Filter Coffee alumni-profiles column operates in the same alumni-engagement domain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCthZ7tKOzy4EJpuVxtdcp1A
• Facebookfacebook.com/watchoutiitr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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